diff --git a/red/nodes/Node.js b/red/nodes/Node.js
index 64fbd079c..c2fdc7c4f 100644
--- a/red/nodes/Node.js
+++ b/red/nodes/Node.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Node.prototype.close = function() {
 Node.prototype.send = function(msg) {
     // instanceof doesn't work for some reason here
     if (msg == null) {
-        msg = [];
+        return;
     } else if (!util.isArray(msg)) {
         msg = [msg];
     }